Anderson Conrado also known as Amaral (born 4 April 1978) is a Brazilian
footballer
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who played as a
defender in the Portuguese
Primeira Liga
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with
C.F. Os Belenenses.
Career
Born in
Capivari,
São Paulo
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, Amaral began playing football with local side
Grémio Mauaense in the lower levels of the
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...
. At the time, his teammates gave him the nickname Amaral because he had similar attributes to former midfielder
Amaral. He would play for
Palestra
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,
São Raimundo (
Manaus),
Paraguaçuense and
Grêmio Inhumense before moving to
Portugal
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in 2003.
Amaral made his debut in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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with São Raimundo during 2002, and he scored a goal against Fortaleza in the 12th round.
Amaral made a good impression in his first season in the
Liga de Honra with
Leixões, leading to a contract offer from Primeira Liga side Belenenses before the next season.
References
External links
lpfp.ptBrazilian FA Database*
1978 births
Living people
People from Capivari
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM) footballers
Leixões S.C. players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Primeira Liga players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
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